Buckeye Powerhouse
A historic snapshot of Ohio's steelmaking legacy, highlighting the manufacturing innovation and industrial strength that helped shape American industry.
March 1939
A worker at Otis Steel Company in Cleveland, Ohio, fabricates a pinch roll housing built with 1 ¼-inch flame cut plate. One of the first major steel companies in Ohio, Otis built the first open-earth steel furnace in 1875. The company was one of many entities of the era that helped make Ohio the second largest producer of steel in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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